Tobacco Tax Advantage According to the study from The School of Public Health of The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine‚ shows that with the 50% increase in tobacco tax in 2009‚ adolescent current smoking rate further dropped to 4.8% in early 2010 and 3.4% in late 2010‚ i.e. an overall 51% drop in adolescent smoking. Disadvantage People resort to buying illicit cigarettes‚ which is cheaper. This only promotes smuggling and illegal sale of cigarettes. Thus it is easier
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The Travel and Tourism Sector Introduction The biggest and fastest growing industry in United Kingdom is the tourism industry. The common purpose of the industry is to provide goods and services to the tourists. However‚ defining tourism is not as simple as it seems to be. It is a complex industry. Tourism includes such activities of people that are carried out during travelling and staying in places‚ other than their usual environments for less than a year. Tourism can be for business
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ROI in the Public Sector Interest in return on investment (ROI) by public sector organizations continues to grow. This interest is not isolated to large federal agencies. Myths regarding the use of ROI in government abound‚ prevents many agencies from developing a comprehensive approach to evaluating human resources‚ training‚ and performance improvement initiatives. The key is distinguishing what is myth versus what is reality. Efforts have been made toward more responsible performance management
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and importance of insurance in the field of human being. In this direction IRDA has planned to create awareness through electronic and print media. Recruitment of Financial Consultants is done to ensure the smooth serving of insurance sector. The project deals with the procedure of recruitment of Financial Consultant. OVERVIEW OF AN INSURANCE INDUSTRY AN OVERVIEW With the largest number of life insurance policies in force in the world‚ Insurance happens
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This article is about the Obama administration saying that it would give people eight more days‚ until Dec. 23‚ to sign up for health insurance coverage that takes effect on Jan. 1 under the new health care law. The administration also said it would delay the 2015 insurance enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act by a month‚ pushing it beyond the 2014 midterm elections. The decision means that people who have not signed up for insurance by the end of March will have to wait
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“Private and public sector management differ only in context‚ but this difference is significant.” George Boyne in his article “Human resource management in the Public and private sectors: An empirical comparison” explains with empirical evidence how even though private and public sector management differs in service ethos but this difference is significant which impacts the tradition‚ culture and practises of both the sectors. Over the past two decades many different interpretations and perceptions
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largest economy in the world by 2011‚ India has grown significantly in terms of economic development. So has its banking sector. During this period‚ recognizing the evolving needs of the sector‚ the Finance Ministry of Government of India (GOI) set up various committees with the task of analyzing India’s banking sector and recommending legislation and regulations to make it more effective‚ competitive and efficient.[1] Two such expert Committees were set up under the chairmanship of M. Narasimham
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Protective Factors Similar for Gang-Involved‚ Pressured-to-Join‚ and Non-Gang-Involved Youth? A Social-Ecological Analysis” written by Gabriel J. Merrin‚ Jun Sung Hong‚ and Dorothy L. Espelage. I found that the article was a very great source of enlightenment of the world of the gang involvement. I am going to share with everyone the things in the article that got my attention. I found that it was strange that males are more than likely to become involved in gangs more so than females. Youth boys and
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earnings from same sector 11 (4) ROE for the companies in the same sample set 16 (5) Share price estimation by DDM 21 Approach II: “Valuation Multiple” 23 1) Price – earning ratio of each sector 23 2) Share price estimation by PE ratio 28 Reconciliation report 30 In this assignment‚ we are going to analyze 5 companies which are come from Banking Sector‚ Media Sector‚ Telecommunications Services Sector‚ Consumer Durables & Apparel Sector and Transportation Sector. The analyses include:
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The fourth largest sector in the Indian economy is all set for 16% growth during 2008-09‚ from a base of Rs. 85470 crores‚ as predicted by FICCI. Going forward‚ as anticipated by CRISIL‚ FMCG sector will touch around Rs. 140000 crores by 2015 (33.4B$). This post will through some pointers for growth in FMCG Sector and update with the contemporary category trends. Growth Drivers: FMCG Sector 1. Disposable Income: There is increase in disposable income‚ observed in both rural and urban consumers
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